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Xi offers congratulations on China-Arab friendship years
2014-09-12 11:20
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations on the opening of China-Arab friendship years.

Giant pandas in Singapore celebrate second anniversary
2014-09-12 10:15
Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia celebrated their birthday and second anniversary in Singapore on Sept 5 at River Safari.

Cultural exchanges and trade boost cultural soft power
2014-09-12 10:04
To have a clear picture of Guangdong’s international culture exchanges and further promote the Chinese culture to “go abroad”, Minister of Culture Cai Wu led a research team to inspect Guangdong’s work on Sept 4 and Sept. 8 respectively.

Finnish cultural and creative industry expects to enter Chinese market
2014-09-11 17:26
The round-table conference on Europe-Asia creative industry came to a close in Helsinki, Finland on Sept. 7. Pia Virtanen, minister of the Finland Ministry of Culture, introduced the role of Finnish culture in its national economy and social life, and expressed her expectation of further Sino-Finland cultural exchanges.

New Zealand photographer joins in the 14th China Pingyao Int’l Photography Festival
2014-09-11 16:16
The exhibition of the 14th China Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP), under the theme ‘Life of Photography, World of Dream’ will be held from Sept 19 to 25 in Pingyao Ancient City, north China’s Shanxi province.

China, Arab culture ministers gather in Beijing
2014-09-11 15:08
There is a famous saying in the Quran "Seeking knowledge, even as far as China".

Book Bucket Challenge on the rise in China
2014-09-11 14:49
Since the Book Bucket Challenge went viral on Facebook the trend has swept onto China's Twitter-like platform Sina Weibo.

Anshun Opera well preserved in Guizhou
2014-09-11 10:21
Anshun Opera (Dixi opera) is a folk play popular in Anshun of Guizhou province.

Tunisia Culture Week opens in Beijing
2014-09-10 17:58
"Tunisia Culture Week", co-hosted by the China Ministry of Culture, Tunisia Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Tunisia in China opened at the Capital Library of China.

Sinology scholar Tang Yijie dies at 87
2014-09-10 17:04
According to People's Daily online, renowned Chinese philosopher, sinologist and accomplished professor Tang Yijie of Peking University died peacefully on the eve of Teacher's Day at 8:56pm.

Xi urges traditional Chinese classics be kept in textbooks
2014-09-10 13:47
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, the eve of Teacher’s Day in China, emphasized the importance of keeping Chinese classic poems and essays in high school textbooks.

Sinologists celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
2014-09-09 09:06
To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing, more than 30 overseas Sinologists from over 25 countries and regions experienced Chinese traditional cultural activities in Beijing, Sept 7, seeking to promote the culture of traditional etiquette to the world.
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